人教版高中英语必修一Unit2-English-around-the-world--reading-

ThisunitseekstogiveusabetterunderstandingofhowEnglishdevelopedandhowitisspokenintheworld.SmallQuizLet’sdoasmallquiztodistinguishthenationalflagsofdifferentcountries,andfindoutthelanguagesspokeninthesecountries.TheU.S.A.GreatBritainAustraliaIrelandCanadaSingaporeIndiaSouthAfricaNewZealandWhatcanyoulearnfromit?Situation:AnAmericanisvisitingEngland.Nowhehasjustcheckedinahotel.Andhisroomnumberis705.Hereisthedialoguebetweenhimandaservantinthehotel.Imean,I’dliketotakethelifttoRoom705onthe6thfloor.Wesaythe7thfloorinsteadof6thfloorintheUS.BrEAmEThedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.vocabularyspellingpronunciationautumnfalltyphoontornadoIthinkIguesscolourcolorcentrecentertravellertravelerdance[da:ns]dance[dæns]not[not]not[na:t]ChineseBrEAmEliftelevatorpetrolgas,gasolineflatapartmentautumnfallundergroundsubwayuniversitycollegerubbishgarbagedustbintrashcanholidayvacationfortnighttwoweeks电梯汽油公寓秋天地铁大学垃圾垃圾箱假期两周Video3Video2Video1→→→AmericanEnglishBritishEnglishIndianEnglishA.HowtolearnEnglishwellB.ThedevelopmentofEnglishC.ThewaytoEnglandD.ThedifferencebetweenModernEnglishandOldEnglishChoosethemainideaofthetext.Completethetable.TheroadtomodernEnglishAD450－1150TheEnglishwasspokeninEngland.Itwasbasedmoreon1)________thantheEnglishwespeakatpresent.AD800－1150Becausethepeoplewho2)____EnglandspokefirstDanishandlaterFrench,Englishbecame3)_____likeGerman.GermanruledlessTheroadtomodernEnglishInthe1600’s4)_____________madeuseofawidervocabularythaneverbefore.In1620SomeBritishsettlersmovedto5)_________.Inthe18thcenturySomeBritishpeopleweretakento6)__________.ShakespeareAmericaAustraliaTheroadtomodernEnglish1765－1947EnglishwasspokeninIndiaaswellasinAfricaandAsia.Itbecamethelanguagefor7)______________andeducationinIndia.governmentTheroadtomodernEnglishBythe19thcenturyTheEnglishlanguagewassettled.Twobigchanges:SamuelJohnsonwrotehis8)__________.NoahWebsterwrote9)________________________________________________andgaveaseparateidentityto10)___________Englishspelling.dictionaryAmericanTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguageTheroadtomodernEnglishNowEnglishisalsospokenin11)______,12)___________，13)___________,14)________andsoon.IndiaSingaporeMalaysiaAfricaReadthepassagecarefullyanddotheexerciseDevelopmentofEnglishtheendofthe16thcenturythenextcenturytodaypeopleEnglandManyothercountriesMorepeoplespeakinmorecountriesSamuelJohnsonTwoimportantpersonsOneoftheEnglishlanguage’smostprofoundinfluences.WhenNoahwas43,hestartedwritingthefirstAmericandictionary.HedidthisbecauseAmericansindifferentpartsofthecountryspelled,pronouncedandusedwordsdifferently.NoahWebster1.Findoutthedifficultwordsandexpressions.2.Ex.1